Around the North

An applied research partnership between Collège Boréal, the Township of Chapleau and forestry firm Niska North has resulted in a new prototype device to make use of wood residues produced by forest harvesting activities.

Trade Winds Ventures has announced a new mineral resource estimate for its Block A property, a 50/50 joint venture with Detour Gold Corporation, whose Detour Lake project sits adjacent.

An information and communications technology project designed to provide a comprehensive geographic information system for the Timmins region is the recipient of $1 million in FedNor funding.

Detour Gold Corporation has signed an impact benefit agreement with the Wahgoshig First Nation for the development and operation of the Detour Lake gold project, 180 kilometres north of Timmins.

The Wahnapitae First Nation has purchased Rocky’s Restaurant and Marina, which is being marketed as a getaway destination.

The province is investing $6.2 million in Sault Ste. Marie's design and construction of a new community centre. Sault MPP David Orazietti announced Dec.

The Township of Nipigon received $33,750 from the province's Northern Communities Investment Readiness program to investigate the possibility of converting a former railroad right-of-way into a recreational trail.

The mayor of Marathon is calling out Queen's Park over its glacial bureaucratic pace in awarding unused Crown fibre to Northern Ontario communities and companies.

Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement has announced that FedNor is investing $455,000 in Rotacan to help the North Bay mining equipment manufacturer enhance and expand its product line.

Boniferro Mill Works has worked out a new contract with the United Steelworkers (USW) that will keep the Sault Ste. Marie hardwood sawmill operating for five years.